outlook express alternative?
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- ribit0
you could always go with Outlook (part of Office). It's also capable of being an Exchange client, so if you wanted to pay a bit more, you get an Exchange account (this is more for small business)... then you could have Public folders, Shared calendars, Shared address books, Outlook Web Access, Outlook Mobile Access, ActiveSync (synchronise with mobile devices)
depends what features you want...
- craigatkinson0
going a bit over my head now! I'm far from a computer person...just bored of OE and fancying a change with a better address book
- ribit0
why not just setup all your accounts including gmail in your mail client? (no redirects). All the good clients support multiple accounts.
And if you use IMAP you can try out multiple clients simultaneously, as they all will be in synch (i.e. you could use Outlook, Outlook Express, Mail, Thunderbird, webmail clients etc all at once... thats the advantage of using IMAP email accounts instead of POP).
- craigatkinson0
sorry for being dumb...why? Just so I can access email on the move>?
- meversusthem0
what i would do is...have your address redirect to gmail account that way you can access the email using gmail but aswell set up a pop account with thunderbird or outlook. that way you can use outlook also check your email via gmail....
- ribit0
you might want to look at using IMAP instead of POP too (synchronized server-based mail account, rather than the dumber POP protocol)
- craigatkinson0
sure, i guess then i dont need gmail, just ouylook / thunderbird? would gmail benefit me having already got my own domain email address?
- meversusthem0
well set it up with outlook 2003 or Thunderbird those are pretty much your only good choices unless you use mac you can use Mail and soon Windows Mail for Vista...Thunderbird is great
- craigatkinson0
cheers, that looks ok...doesnt really solve my problem of a good desktop mail prog though...
- meversusthem0
yes you can redirect your email to gmail ... ill send you a gmail invite
- craigatkinson0
yeah gmail sounds good, never looked at it though. I have an email addrtess attached to my domain, can I use that with gmail?
- meversusthem0
thunderbird or outlook 2003
or Windows Mail in Windows Vista.
but I use a pop account with gmail.
- craigatkinson0
anyone else, pop ones?
- JamesEStone0
yep.. .but you can set up a pop account to...
I use mine with a blackberry... so any mail i get gets sent to it straight away rather than the 15 minute you have to wait if you haven't got your blackberry running through an enterprise server
- craigatkinson0
via redirection to a gmail account?
- JamesEStone0
i do and can
- craigatkinson0
gmail...I couldnt use my existing email address?
- JamesEStone0
gmail everytime!
- craigatkinson0
sorry, should have said...for pc! cheers, will look at thunderbird but if the address book is no good then oe will remain!
- pyeaton0
Try going to versiontracker.com and look for some email clientd from there.